$73m Learning Lab for disabled opened in Mahaica

Minister of Human Services and Social Security Vindhya Persaud, cutting the ribbon to open the new Learning Lab Empowerment Centre

A $73 million training and empowerment centre – the Learning Lab – for persons with disabilities, was yesterday commissioned by the Minster of Human Ser-vices and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, at Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara with plans afoot to construct more facilities for those with disabilities across Guyana.

The commissioning was witnessed by representatives of the United Na-tions, the United Kingdom, Canada and India among others.